Cheryl Reeve

A key third quarter stretch and tough defense on the league MVP has the Phoenix Mercury a win away from the WNBA Finals.

Even as they've won six games in a row, Rebekkah Brunson and the Minnesota Lynx are making sure they don't get too far ahead of themselves. Brunson scored 19 points to help the Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 75-60 on Saturday night, clinching at least a tie for the Western Conference title.

Matee Ajavon scored on a driving layup with 21.3 seconds remaining to give the Washington Mystics a 79-75 victory over the Minnesota Lynx Thursday night. The loss was Minnesota's first in 11 games and ended an 18-game home winning streak.

Seimone Augustus scored 18 points and Maya Moore added 16 as the Minnesota Lynx beat the San Antonio Silver Stars 85-63 on Friday night for their eighth-straight win.

Candace Parker put on a show in her WNBA All-Star debut. Parker scored a record 23 points to lead the West to a 102-98 victory over the East on Saturday.

Maya Moore scored 26 points and Seimone Augustus added 20 as the Minnesota Lynx opened the season with a 90-74 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Saturday night.

Seimone Augustus scored 23 of her 27 points in the second half to help the Minnesota Lynx surge past the Indiana Fever 83-71 on Wednesday night to even the best-of-five WNBA Finals at one game apiece.